Updates on Key Sectors in View of Developments in West Asia

• Whole-of-government response coordinated by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), MEA, MoPSW, MHA and Ministry of Civil Aviation to insulate India from energy, shipping and diaspora risks arising from the West Asia conflict (2025-26).
• Demonstrates India's strategic-vulnerability profile: ~85% crude import dependence, ~50% of crude routed via the Strait of Hormuz, large Gulf diaspora (~9 million) and significant Indian seafarer presence.
• High-yield UPSC area for GS-II (India & neighbourhood, diaspora) and GS-III (energy security, internal security at sea-lanes).